Albury Little Athletics Centre impresses at State Combined Event Championships

The Albury centre had eight competitors contest the Victorian championship qualifier - the first state competition for the athletes in 363 days due to the pandemic.

Tori English claimed gold in the multiclass 13-16 girls state championship in a closely-contested event.

Tanamai Szirom had a standout weekend with a silver medal in all her events in the under-10 girls.

Fellow competitor Isla Geddes was equally impressive to come home with three personal bests and place eighth in the state.

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Jack Goode improved on last year's effort in the under-10 boys to place seventh with personal bests in the hurdles and long jump.

Hamish Sommerfled also had a strong weekend in the boys multiclass 13-16 event with a seventh place finish in his first state appearance.

Oliver Leerendvelt was ecstatic to finish 22nd in the under-14 boys with a big personal best jump of 4.78m in the long jump.

Logan Sandland competed in the under-15s heptathlon and finished 10^th.

"To see our athletes achieving personal best results as well as placing so high is a testament to the hard work they all put in," Albury Little Athletics secretary Elisabeth McGuire said.

"Most of all it is great to see little athletes able to be back seeing their friends at events and being active after the cancellation of last year's state championship."

The Albury athletes will now contest the Region Track and Field Championships at Shepparton on February 13 and 14 to qualify for the state championships in March.